English Grammar Exercise

Reva Damayanti 9I
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Simple present tense(1)
We use the simple present tense to talk about:
(1) things that are true now, e.g. My name is Susie. I am twelve years old.
(2) how often we do things, e.g. Susie and Betty go shopping every Saturday morning. They usually buy a lot
of things.
(3) Things that are always true, e.g. Birds have two wings. They fly very high.

We form positive and negative statements in the simple present tense with the verb to be (is/am/are)like this.
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verb ‘to be’

Subject
Positive (+) Negative (-)
I am (‘m) am not (‘m not)
e.g. I am twelve years old. e.g. I am not twelve years old.

We
You (singular)
are (‘re) are not (aren’t)
You(plural)
They
e.g. We are very good students. e.g We are not very good students.
You are a handsome boy. You are not a handsome boy.
You are my friends. You are not my friends.

He
She is (‘s) is not (isn’t)
It
e.g. He is the class monitor. e.g. He is not the class monitor
She is my sister. She is not my sister.
It is a lovely dog. It is not a lovely dog.

Exercise 1

Fill in these sentences using the correct form of the verb to be and the words in the brackets. Then write the
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words in the blanks.

1. I am not happy.(not) 2. He is sad.
aren't
3. You Japanese.(not) 4. We are Chinese.
5. They aren't busy.(not) 6. Tigers are big cats.
7. Cheung Chau is not in 8. His name is Billy..
Kowloon.(not)
9. We are good friends. 10. She is my mother.
11. You are the monitor. 12.I am thirteen years old.
13. He is 2 years old.(not) 14. They are good football players.(not)
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Simple present tense(2)

With other verbs, we usually form positive and negative statements in the simple present tense like this

Subject Subject
I/We/You/You/They He/She/It
I eat ice-cream. He eats ice-cream.
You eat ice-cream. She eats ice-cream.
Positive (+) We eat ice-cream. It eats ice-cream.
They eat ice-cream.

I don’t eat ice-cream. He does not eat ice-cream.

You don’t eat ice-cream. She does not eat ice-cream.
Negative(-) We don’t eat ice-cream. It does not eat ice-cream.
They don’t eat ice-cream.

Exercise 2
Say these sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Then write the words in the
blanks.
(1) Susie loves shopping in Causeway Bay.(love)
(2) Causeway Bay is very busy.(be)
does not get up
(3) Betty early.(not get up)
(4) I don't like fruit. (not like)
(5) School always starts at eight o’clock in the morning.(start)
arrive
(6) We usually at school at half past seven.(arrive)
(7) The dog likes me. (like)
(8) Henry has a nice school bag.(have)
does not watch
(9) She television every night. (not watch)
don't like
(10) I that dress.(not like)

English Grammar Exercise

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 Simple present tense(3)
With most verbs, we add s to the verb when it is used with the third person singular. With other verbs, we
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change the verb in different ways:

Verbs you should...
With most verbs +s
e.g. run →runs
sleep →sleeps

Ending in a consonant + y - y+ies

e.g. Fly →flies
carry →carries

Go/ Do +es

Ending in ss, x, sh, ch + es

e.g. Kiss →kisses
Fax →faxes
Wash →washes
switch →switches

Exercise 3
Say these sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Then write the words in the
blanks.
1. Sam washes (wash)his face every day.
2. Susie kisses (kiss)Mum every night.
3. Dad often carries (carry)Susie’s books.
4. Nick cooks (cook) dinner for his family every evening.
5. He brushes (brush)his hair every morning.
reads
6. May often (read)books.
washes
7. Kitty (wash) the dishes every night.
8. My bird flies (fly) beautifully.
9. The dog likes (like) eating bones.
10.My baby sister cries (cry) every night.
11.Jenny always does (do) her homework on time.
12.Vincent loves (love) Flora.
13.Ron takes (take) his dog for a walk every afternoon.
14.Mable usually buys (buy) vegetables at the market.
15.The lion runs (run) very fast.

English Grammar Exercise

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 Simple present tense(4)
We form positive and negative statements in the simple present tense with the verb to have like this:
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Positive (+) Negative(-)

I I
You You
You have a good book. You do not (don’t) have a good book.
We We
They They

He He
She has a good book. She does not(doesn’t) have a good book.
It It

Exercise 4
Say these sentences using the correct form of the verb ‘to be’ or ‘to have’ and the word in
brackets. Then write the words in the blanks.
doesn't have
1. He (have/not) any brothers.
2. Betty has (have) one sister.
3. Yuki doesn't have (have/not) a very nice dress.
4. The cat has (have) a very good place to live at.
5. They don't have (have/not) a very big house.
6. We have (have) a very kind class teacher.
7. Peter and Jason have (have) a powerful computer.
8.I have (have) 5 members in my family.
9. She doesn't have (have/not) long hair.
10.He has (have) white teeth.
has has
11. Sally (have) 6 members in her family. She (have) 3 sisters but
she doesn't have (have/not) any brothers. Sally has (have) short hair bur all her
sisters have (have) long and straight hair. Sally and her sisters have (have)
a pet cat called Dolly.

English Grammar Exercise

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Simple present tense (Questions 1)
With the verb ‘to be’, we use ‘Am’/‘Are’/‘Is’ to ask a question in the simple present tense. The
answer is always ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ .

Exercise 1
Say these questions and answers using the correct form of the verb ‘to be’. Then write the
words in the blanks.
1. Is he early? Yes, he is.
Am
2. I late? No, you aren’t.
Are
3. you sick? No, I’m not.
Are
4. they friends? Yes, they are.
5. Is she at school? No, she isn’t.
6. Are we in the hall? No, you aren’t/we aren’t.
Am
7. I in Class 1S? Yes, you are.
8. Is she your friend? Yes, she is.
9. Are they police? No, they aren’t.
10. Are we good friends? Yes, we are.

Simple present tense (Questions 2)

We can also use ‘Do’/‘Does’ to ask a question in the simple present tense with other verbs. The
answers is always ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ .
Exercise 2
Say these questions and answers using the correct form of the verb ‘to do’. Then write the
words in the blanks.
1. Do you like English? Yes, I do/we do.
Does
2. Bobby like noodles? No, he doesn’t.
3.
Do we have a test now? Yes, you do/we do.
4. Do they have a test this morning? No, they don’t.
5. Does Susie like ice cream? Yes, she does.
6. Does Tommy walk to school? Yes, he does.
7. Do you understand? Yes, I do.
8. Do I read English books? No, you don’t.
Do
9. ___________you remember me? Yes, I do.
Do
10. we have to stay after school? No, you don’t.